The Duntov Files, Pt. 1 – Zora’s 1969 427 ZL1 Racer – PDF E-Book
New series of FREE Corvette E-Books from K. Scott Teeters’ collection of Corvette Reference Material To open the free E-Book, CLICK HERE. The C8 ZR1...
Category: C6 Corvettes
Mike & Linda Waal’s Grand Touring (GT) 1980 Corvette
See the USA in a Chevrolet, CORVETTE! Dateline: 4-5-22 (this story was first published in the April 2018 issue of Vette Vues Magazine) – The...
The Ballad of Red Eldor’s and His Faithful 2009 Corvette, “Nasty Red”
Roger “Red” Eldor and Paula “Trigger” Lawson-Eldor blend their passion for horses with their passion for Corvettes! Dateline: 2-8-22 Written by K. Scott Teeters, Photos...
Corvette Chiefs, Pt. 5 or 5: Tadge Juechter
All five Corvette chief engineers contributed mightily and in their own unique ways. But only Tadge Juechter has the distinction of having done hard engineering on five generations of Corvettes. When Juechter went to work in 1993 as chief engineer Dave Hill’s right-hand-man, there were two objectives; keep the then-current C4 fresh and interesting; and design and develop the most revolutionary Corvette to that date, the C5. After Hill’s retirement, Tom Wallace was Vehicle Line Engineer (VLE) and chief engineer for the Corvette. Wallace accessed that because of Juechter’s 15 years of experience, he was the right man for the chief engineer position.
The Story of Carbon Fiber and Corvettes
The C8 ZR1 will have an all-electric, all-wheel-drive drivetrain with a combined electric motor power of 1,000-horsepower and 1,000-lb/ft of torque. Electric motors have their full torque starting at 1-rpm; that’s why diesel-electric locomotives are so powerful. Here’s the carbon fiber leap. Remember how we were stunned when the 2006 Z06 was debuted and we learned that the frame was aluminum. Next, all C7 and C8 Corvette have aluminum frames. To safely handle the tremendous leap on power, I predict that the C8 ZR1 will have a carbon fiber chassis. Think about it. We’ll see. Stepping off soapbox…
Corvette Chiefs, Pt 3 Dave Hill
Dave Hill once said, “My favorite Corvette is the next one.” Mr. Cadillac insisted on three key things; state of the art performance and technology; passionate design; and tremendous value. In an interview with c6registry.com, Hill said, “Being involved with Corvette brings out the best in all of us who have the privilege of working on it. It represents the best that GM has to offer; along with the best America has to offer. The Corvette is very personal. We’re not talking about transportation here; we’re talking about a product that changes someone’s lifestyle, and that causes us to be enthusiastic about our duty.”
Chassis History, Pt 5: Dave Hill Strikes Again! Delivers evolutionary, but superior C6
Corvette fans have been frustrated for years with Chevrolet’s evolutionary Corvettes. The “pie-in-the-sky” mid-engine Corvette has been around since the 1960s and anything less was evolutionary. The pending C8 aside, the C5 was the most revolutionary Corvette; because of the hydroformed steel perimeter frame, center backbone, all-aluminum LS1 fuel-injected engine, and transaxle. The C5 was the most solid Corvette ever offered and allowed engineers to vastly improve the basic suspension, the Z51, and the Z06. The racing C5-R won its class at Daytona in 2001 and 2003; won its class at Sebring in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and won its class at Le Mans in 2001, 2002, and 2004. This never would have happened without the superior basic C5 chassis. Dave Hill’s team got the C5’s chassis design so right that by 1999 they determined that a C6 needed to be started.
Corvette Timeline Tales: January 10, 1999 – Two C5-R Corvette race cars start testing for the 1999 24 Hours of Daytona – 2 VIDEOS
The Chevrolet-backed Corvette Racing Team starts its 20th racing season this month and has consistently raced longer than any other team in IMSA history. But...
The December 2017 Vette of the Month Contest Winner is…
John and Patti Hutchinson, of Orlando, Florida, and owners of The Grand Sport Registry (www.GrandSportRegistry.com), are the winners of Corvette Report’s first “Vette of the Month” photo contest with their Grand Sport Twins!
Since John and Patti Hutchinson already owned a 1996 Grand Sport, it was just too tempting! They HAD TO get a a 2017 Grand Sport Convertible, in Admiral Blue with red fender hash marks! What’a pair of Grand Sports! BRAVISSIMO to the Hutchinsons! More to come in the March issue of Vette Vues Magazine.
NEW!!! Corvette Report’s “Vette of the Month” Contest
We are happy to announce the launch of CorvetteReport.com’s “Vette of the Month” Photo Contest. Here’s the deal.
Send us your best photo of your Corvette and we will post it on our “Vette of the Month” photos page.
At the end of the month we will pick a winner, and announce it as a post on CorvetteReport.com.
The winner will get;
An “America’s Old Glory Sports Car” print of their year Corvette, signed and numbers by K. Scott Teeters.
A feature story in Vette Vues Magazine.
After the story is published in Vette Vues, we will post it on CorvetteReport.com.
ANNOUNCING! America’s Old Glory Baseball/Trucker Caps!!!
We have every year “Old Glory Corvette” layouts from 1953 to today, available on 12 different baseball/trucker cap color/trim patterns. Whatever year Corvette you own or love, we have a baseball/trucker cap for you. Prices start at just $18.95!
ANNOUNCING! America’s Old Glory Mugs!!!
Show your Corvette passion with a heap’n help’n of patriotic American pride! We have every year “Old Glory Corvette” layouts from 1953 to today, available...
Z06 History, Pt 3 – 2006-2013
When the C6 Corvette made its grand debut at the American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2004, after all the cheers, the next question was, “Where’s the Z06?” Two years later the C6 Z06 debuted at the 2006 American International Auto Show in Detroit. No one was disappointed! Where as the C5 Z06 was a well-executed Corvette Hardtop, with a buffed LS6 engine and some nice visual add-ons, the C6 Z06 was a totally unique car that looked like it was on steroids – and it was!
ANNOUNCING! America’s Old Glory Corvette Tees & Sweats
Show your Corvette passion with a heap’n help’n of patriotic pride! We have every year “Old Glory Corvette” layout from 1953 to today, available on tees, sweats and more!
Whatever year Corvette you own or love, we have a shirt for you. Sizes Small to 2XL
Prices start at just $13.95!
